2020-06-27 Bangladesh Group Helps COVID-19 Patients
When her father became infected with the coronavirus, Sumona Khanom struggled to find a bed for him at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The hospital was already crowded with too many…
2020-06-25 Young Japanese Baseball Players Take Home Special Prize: Dirt
High school baseball players in Japan, some in their final year, missed their 2020 play season because of COVID-19 cancellations. But the players have not been forgotten, at least not…
2020-06-25 South African Singers Adapt to COVID-19 by Making New Music
The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television, but that is where members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves during the coronavirus…
2020-06-25 US Tourism Industry Worries Anti-Virus Measures Will Ruin Summer
Many Americans have been staying close to home since the start of the coronavirus health crisis. Those interested in traveling are now exploring where they can go on vacation this…
2020-06-23 Saudi Arabia Limits Hajj to ‘Thousands’
A Saudi official has said only a few thousand pilgrims can attend the Muslim religious observance known as the hajj next month. Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus mean…
2020-06-23 Tennis Star Djokovic Confirmed to Have COVID-19
The number one player in men’s tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement came days after the tennis star played in a series…
2020-06-24 US Citizens Likely to be Left Out as Europe Reopens Borders
The European Union is set to reopen borders among its members countries by the first of July. They closed in March in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.…
2020-06-23 Malaysia’s Political Problems Go On after Elections
Malaysia’s political problems have increased in the last two years although hopes were high in 2018 that the country was making democratic gains. In 2018, a new political coalition defeated…
2020-06-22 New York Starts Second Step of Reopening
For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to eat at restaurants again—but only at tables outside. New York City entered the second of four planned…
2020-06-21 Vatican Asks Catholics to Drop Investments in Fossil Fuels, Arms
The Vatican is urging Roman Catholics to sell investments in arms manufacturers and businesses that specialize in oil and other fossil fuels. It also has asked Catholics to look closely…
2020-06-22 A Boy’s Killing Stirs Black Lives Matter Protests in Brazil
The minute Rafaela Matos heard gunshots and saw helicopters over her Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, she immediately dropped to her knees to pray. She asked God to protect her fourteen-year-old…
2020-06-21 From ‘Warrior’ to ‘Guardian,’ a New Police Force Is Built in New Jersey
During several weeks of protests over police killings and abuse of black Americans, many police forces have clashed with activists. But in Camden, New Jersey, a poor city of mostly…
2020-06-20 COVID 19 Changes How People Buy Food
The COVID-19 world health crisis has affected almost every part of daily life — including the way we get food. The food industry faced massive difficulties from shutdowns ordered to…
2020-06-20 Family ‘That Gets Arrested Together Stays Together’
At age seven, American Julia Young saw a picture of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X in a food store. She thought he was somehow related to her father since…
2020-06-19 Abandoned Oil Wells Leak Pollutants
More than a century of oil and gas drilling has left behind millions of unused wells, many of which release pollutants into the air and water. Drilling companies are likely…